LEISURE & RETAIL FACILITIES
ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE AT DIZZYING HEIGHTS
Theme parks are renowned as a haven for thrill seekers, but when it comes
to the technicians who are contracted to maintain them, the adrenaline rush is just another element of the job, Berenice Northcott, Managing Director of Access North Structures explains.
Off-season upkeep is an essential part of any theme park’s seasonal cycle, to ensure the attractions are safe and sightly before families arrive at the park. So, when the Access North Structures (ANS) team was enlisted by Mellors Group to conduct crucial pre-season maintenance work at Fantasy Island Theme Park, there were strict timescales in place to complete the required works.
A renowned as destination in the North East of England for families and thrill-seekers alike, the Ingoldmells theme park has been a familiar landmark on the Skegness skyline since 1993. However, when it was purchased in 2016 by international leisure specialist Mellors Group, it was clear that certain alterations were required at the 41-acre site.
With numerous attractions overseas and in the UK, Mellors Group has vast experience within the industry. At home, these include the Nottingham Winter Wonderland and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Beach, along with
52 | TOMORROW’S FM
the siting of an array of giant observation wheels across the country. As these ventures demonstrate, the group certainly knows how to bring in the crowds.
When the family-owned business announced its ten- year plan to continually reinvigorate the Fantasy Island Theme Park, its first undertaking was a £3m investment in essential maintenance works, to prepare the site for its reopening in spring 2017. As well as improving the destination itself, it is hoped that this ongoing commitment to the park’s upkeep will help boost tourism along the whole of the Lincolnshire coast.
Rising to the challenge Unsurprisingly for a theme park, there were a number of complex, elevated structures that required attention on site. One of the first of these was The Odyssey. At 167ft high, the inverted rollercoaster was built in 2002
twitter.com/TomorrowsFM
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66
